Chennai, Sep 22: As India accelerates toward its ambitious national net-zero targets, Danfoss India has announced a major technological intervention designed to decarbonize the country’s industrial footprint. Premiered at SEMICON India 2026, inaugurated by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, and the 25th CII Energy Efficiency Summit in the presence of Mr. Tejpreet Singh Chopra, Chairman, CII Energy Efficiency Council and Founder & Chairman, Bharat Light & Power. Danfoss India introduced its next-generation iC7 Ultra Low Harmonics Drive, setting a new benchmark for clean electricity, energy efficiency, and industrial resilience across the nation.
India’s rapid transition into a global high-tech manufacturing hub demands an uncompromised, hyper-efficient power grid. Electrical distortion and harmonic waste cost industrial facilities millions in wasted power, equipment downtime, and unnecessary Scope 2 emissions. The premiering of the iC7 drive directly targets these systemic inefficiencies, providing a scalable solution to optimize how Indian manufacturing consumes clean energy
Key Decarbonization & Operational Impacts:
- Eliminating Industrial Energy Waste at Source: Engineered with an integrated active front-end rectifier, the iC7 drive reduces Total Harmonic Distortion of Current (THDi) to below 3% while operating at a perfect 1.0 power factor. By eliminating electrical distortion at the source, the technology ensures near-zero wasted power across factory networks, directly supporting India’s national energy-efficiency mandates
- Upstream Resource Optimization & Lower Embodied Carbon: The solution enables industrial facilities to operate on 10% to 25% smaller transformers and backup generators without sacrificing performance or operational resilience. This right-sizing cuts material stress, lowers capital expenditure, and significantly reduces the embodied carbon footprint of new industrial developments
- Fortifying High-Tech Infrastructure: By safeguarding connected machinery from thermal stress and premature failure, the drive delivers the operational reliability required for sensitive, high-growth sectors like semiconductor manufacturing and advanced electronics
Mr Ravichandran Purushothaman, President of Danfoss India & CII Southern Chairman, stated,
“India is rapidly shifting from just a consumer market to a global powerhouse for advanced engineering and manufacturing. Showcasing our next-gen iC7 technology at both SEMICON India and the CII Energy Efficiency Summit highlights the deep synergy between electronics infrastructure and clean energy. Through relentless innovation and scalable local design, we remain fiercely committed to eliminating power distortions, slashing industrial emissions, and building a self-reliant, energy-secure future.”
Mr Mandar Vaijanapurkar, Head of Drives Sales, Marketing & Services at Danfoss India, added,
“As modern industrial facilities adopt sophisticated automation, maintaining high power quality has become non-negotiable for operational reliability and business continuity. The iC7 Ultra Low Harmonic Drive is engineered to tackle electrical distortion directly at its source, allowing customers to safeguard sensitive equipment, cut down on infrastructure stress, and boost overall network performance. By delivering cleaner electricity, this solution builds the operational resilience required for India’s next phase of industrial expansion.”